Windsor Town Board waits to take action related to Amendment 64

Dec. 13, 2012

John Vazquez, Mayor of the Town of Windsor / Beacon library

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With the news that Amendment 64, which legalizes marijuana in Colorado, was put into effect Monday, the Windsor Town Board decided in a brief discussion during its work session that evening to take no immediate action.

“CML (Colorado Municipal League) is recommending that we wait for at least 60 days,” said Town Manager Kelly Arnold. “There’s going to be a lot of action with the governor’s committee.”

Mayor John Vazquez agreed, saying he would rather let the state sort out some of the issues first.

“We heard a lot of complaints during the MMJ (medical marijuana) discussions about how we were moving too fast,” he said.

Vazquez added that he wanted to make sure he was reflecting the board’s wishes going forward.

Arnold told the board a work session had been scheduled for Jan. 28, and staff planned to provide information at that time.

“One of CML’s recommendations is to take a look at how our constituents voted on the issue to give us some guidance going forward,” he said. “Both counties passed it.”

Board member Robert Bishop-Cotner said he thought they were making the right decision.

“Making any decisions until the committee (appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to explore regulations on marijuana) finishes its work would be a mistake,” he said.